Clinton, Knopf Agree
To Publish New Book

a Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter

Updated May 18, 2006 12:01 a.m. ET

NEW YORK -- Former President Bill Clinton agreed to write a new book about public service for Bertelsmann AG's Alfred A. Knopf imprint. The book, which isn't yet titled, could be published as early as late 2007.

Mr. Clinton's memoir, "My Life," published by Knopf in June 2004, sold an estimated 2.2 million hardcover copies in the U.S. The advance for that book was reported in the range of $10 million to $12 million; however,...